Men of Kwara State Fire Service on Tuesday recovered the lifeless body of an unidentified man from Asa River in Ilorin, the state capital.
The recovery of the corpse of the man said to be about 45 years old followed the report of the incident by officials of the Kwara State Ministry of Environment to the Fire Service.
They ministry officials alerted the Fire Service on the discovery of the body floating on Asa River.
Spokesperson of the State Fire Service, Hassan Adekunle in a statement on Wednesday said: “Upon receiving the report, a team of firefighters was swiftly deployed to the scene to prevent potential environmental hazards. The crew successfully retrieved the body from the river.
“The recovered body was subsequently handed over to the Ministry of Environment, which is now awaiting formal identification and claims from the deceased’s family.”
The director of Kwara State Fire Service, Prince Falade Olumuyiwa has therefore advised people of the state to prioritise safety and be more careful in their day to day activities.
Olumuyiwa also cautioned the public to desist from sending underage children to fetch water from domestic wells.
